Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 53

Photograph

West Side Optimist Club Meeting

Date: 09 15 1953
Description: Dr. Carl W. Umland, Wesley West, Dr. Lloyd Langer, Lester Moller and Jerome Braman are looking at the latest West Madison-Middleton Optimist Club bulletin.
Photograph

American Society of Tool Engineers Institute

Date: 11 19 1953
Description: Discussion at a dinner program. From left to right are: Robert R. Larsen and T.W. Johnson from Marinette; Roy Lindberg, University of Wisconsin; M.S. Phoen...
Photograph

American Society of Tool Engineers Institute

Date: 11 19 1953
Description: Four men at coffee break at the Maple Bluff Country Club. From left to right are: Jack Murray and A.G. Hoffner from Gisholt Machine Company; Lt. Richard Go...
Photograph

Donna Stein Portrait

Date: 11 30 1953
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Edwin (Donna) Stein. She is sitting on a couch next to portrait prints of herself, and is holding a cigarette. She is wearing a wristwatch...
Photograph

West Side Business Men's Association Meeting

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Four members of the West Side Business Men's Association visiting before the meeting. From left are: C.A. Lewis, J.J. Quartuccio, Obie Quam, and Richard La...
Photograph

West Side Business Men's Association Meeting

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Members of the benefit league of the West Side Business Men's Association, left to right: Lee Watts, Adolph Mallatt, Karl Rentschler, Ron Rosa, and John Bl...
Photograph

Madison Free Library

Date: 01 28 1954
Description: A girl is sitting and working with material in the reference room of the Madison Free Library at 206 North Carroll Street.
Photograph

Madison Free Library

Date: 01 28 1954
Description: A man is studying material from the Madison Free Library at 206 North Carroll Street.
Photograph

Madison Free Library

Date: 01 28 1954
Description: View between bookshelves towards a man finding a place to pause and rest in the Madison Free Library at 206 North Carroll Street.
Photograph

State High School Debate Tournament

Date: 02 27 1954
Description: Steve Coughlin, Wisconsin High School, using his hands to emphasize a point while debating in the forensics tournament held in Bascom Hall on the Universit...
Photograph

Madison Police Department Civilian Staff

Date: 04 19 1954
Description: Civilian employees in the Madison police department records center. Staff are sitting at their desks in an open office space with different filing cabinets...
Photograph

George Vukelich

Date: 09 28 1962
Description: Radio host and newly published author, George "Papa Hambone" Vukelich relaxing at his home on Plymouth Circle. He is sitting in a chair holding an LP copy ...
Photograph

Madison Civic Club Board Planning Meeting

Date: 08 08 1957
Description: Members of the board of the Madison Civics Club gather for a pre-season meeting at the home of the board chairman, Mrs. Thomas R. Hefty, at 31 Paget Road. ...
Photograph

Librarian Helen Farr Retires After 41-Year Service

Date: 08 13 1957
Description: Image is of Helen Farr, a Madison librarian who is retiring after forty-one years of service. For the past twenty-one years she has been the Chief Libraria...
Photograph

We Saw You . . . at the Library

Date: 09 22 1957
Description: A man at the Madison Public Library is sitting at a table with reference books while using a pencil on paper, doing research. A stand for atlases is behind...
Photograph

We Saw You . . . at the Library

Date: 09 22 1957
Description: An older man wearing thick glasses and a wool blazer looks closely at a newspaper on a rod.
Photograph

Dr. John A. Schindler Family — Portrait at Home

Date: 10 24 1957
Description: Dr. Schindler at home sitting at his writing desk in his library and study. The caption says he is wearing a deep red silk smoking jacket and that he took ...
Photograph

Eldred Garter and Secretary

Date: 12 07 1957
Description: Eldred Garter, Madison Newspapers employee, showing a secretary how to type using a dictaphone.
Photograph

National Mass Communications History Center Opening

Date: 01 25 1958
Description: Walter Oleksy (left, of Chicago) and Dale Lang (of Madison) were visitors at the symposium conducted by four national news commentators at the opening of t...
Photograph

National Mass Communications History Center Opening

Date: 01 25 1958
Description: Two nuns from Blessed Sacrament Church, Sister Doris (left) and Sister Charlus, were visitors at the symposium conducted by four national news commentators...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: